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Jefferson Park, the sixth largest park in the city, offers unparalleled views of the Duwamish River, the city and the Olympic Mountains. The Olmsted-inspired path system flanked by trees offers a wonderful respite from city life along with many active opportunities. The covering of the reservoirs and two voter-approved Park levies transformed the park into a great community gathering place for southeast Seattle. It is the home to the Jefferson Park Golf Course, the Jefferson Community Center, Jefferson Lawn Bowling, Jefferson Skatepark and Beacon Mountain.

Current Project at Jefferson Park Golf Course

Visit the Jefferson Park Golf Course Holes #11-12 Renovation project page for more information about the renovation.

Jefferson Park Playfield Synthetic Turf Replacement Project

The playfield reopened for use on October 25, 2023. The contractor will complete minor site work associated with the rubberized track surfacing in the Spring. The field will remain open to the public.

Continued improvements are being planned to make field access more accessible. Osborn Consulting is working to document and permit the addition of two accessible parking stalls and an accessible ramp off 16th Ave S. This work is currently anticipated to be under construction by the summer of 2024.

Seattle Parks and Recreation conducted condition assessments on all our synthetic turf fields in 2018, which informed both immediate maintenance needs and the order in which field projects are funded for replacement. Seattle Parks and Recreation continues to lead the way in developing and installing alternate synthetic turf field design materials to deliver a safe, durable, and playable athletic facility and experience.

This project will replace 153,500 sq ft of aging synthetic turf at Jefferson Playfield. This will include the removal of the old ‘worn out’ synthetic turf and address any structural repairs to curbing, subsurface drainage, and the rubberized running track. Additionally, a design study is being conducted for constructing accessible parking stalls and an accessible route to the playfield. Implementation of these accessibility improvements will be on a separate project timeline from the turf replacement project due to additional permitting requirements.

Budget

The budget for the planning, design, and construction of the synthetic turf replacement is $2.8 million.

Turf Replacement Schedule (Complete)

Bidding: Spring 2023
Construction: Late July - Late October 2023

Accessibility Improvements Schedule

Bidding: Spring 2024
Construction: Summer 2024

Anticipated Impact

Seattle Parks and Recreation and the contractor hired will work to minimize impacts to park visitors and the community. For additional information please contact Jonathan Pagan at: Jonathan.Pagan@seattle.gov

Spraypark

Summer 2023

Schedule for all sprayparks here

Reserve your tennis court

Amy Yee Tennis Center's indoor courts can be reserved up to 6 days in advance, over the phone (with  purchase of an annual telephone reservation card) or in person, for a maximum of one court per day. Same-day indoor reservations can be made over the phone at (206) 684-4764 or in person without a reservation card. Find out more about these plus outdoor citywide courts on our tennis court reservations page.

Have your special ceremony here!

You can schedule an outdoor ceremony in almost any of our 400 parks, but this particular location is especially well suited for outdoor ceremonies. Please visit our outdoor ceremonies reservations site for more information.

Parks and Recreation

AP Diaz, Superintendent
Mailing Address: 100 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98109
Phone: (206) 684-4075
Fax: (206) 615-1813
pks_info@seattle.gov

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